Devizes
Devizes ranks 14,898th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Thaba-Tseka, Wausau, Wisconsin, and Leribe District. Memorable people born in Devizes include Daphne Oram. Devizes has been the birth place of many musicians. Devizes is located in United Kingdom.
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. It developed around Devizes Castle, an 11th-century Norman castle, and received a charter in 1141. The castle was besieged during the Anarchy, a 12th-century civil war between Stephen of England and Empress Matilda, and again during the English Civil War when the Cavaliers lifted the siege at the Battle of Roundway Down and the Parliamentarian Army of the West under Sir William Waller was routed. Devizes remained under Royalist control until 1645, when Oliver Cromwell attacked and forced the Royalists to surrender. The castle was destroyed in 1648 on the orders of Parliament, and today little remains of it. Read more on Wikipedia
People
In 1925, Devizes was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Daphne Oram.
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Most individuals born in present day Devizes were musicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Devizes, including Daphne Oram. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Devizes, including Daphne Oram.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Devizes since 1700.
